Discrepant cases with an initial indeterminate diagnosis
| Ber-EP4 (% positive cells) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA, not available owing to insufficient material. | ||||||
| FMC, flow cytometry; IHC, immunohistochemistry; NOS, not otherwise specified. | ||||||
| Clinical diagnosis | Age | Sample | Cytological diagnosis | FCM | IHC | Diagnosis after re-evaluation |
| Ovarian carcinoma | 54 | Pleural effusion | Indeterminate | 10.0 | NA | Malignant |
| Colon carcinoma | 40 | Peritoneal effusion | Indeterminate | 0.02 | 1.0 | Malignant |
| Ovarian carcinoma | 57 | Pleural effusion | Indeterminate | 0.10 | 0.1 | Atypical |
| Breast carcinoma | 53 | Pleural effusion | Indeterminate | 0.10 | 1.0 | Malignant |
| Ovarian carcinoma | 72 | Peritoneal effusion | Indeterminate | 0.70 | 1.0 | Malignant |
| Breast carcinoma | 63 | Pleural effusion | Indeterminate | 0 | 0 | Benign |
| Benign effusion NOS | 66 | Peritoneal effusion | Indeterminate | 0 | 0 | Atypical |